Cost containment in anesthesiology: A survey of department activities

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 93-96

  Valenzuela, Roberto C ^a   Johnstone, Robert E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; business, department; cost containment; costs, guidelines, marketing; pharmaceuticals

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; OPERATING ROOM; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031003681     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-8180(97)00230-4     Document Type: Article

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